Brian M Nguyen, MD| Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary And Pancreatic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Nguyen is a board-certified, fellowship-trained abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon. His areas of special expertise include liver and small bowel transplantation and HPB surgery. His areas of clinical interest include pancreas cancer, pancreatic cysts, liver tumors, and biliary disease. He is particularly interested in minimally invasive HPB surgery, utilizing Da Vinci Xi Surgical system.
He holds certifications in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, with use of the Da Vinci Xi Surgical System. Dr. Nguyen has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation Direct, Journal of American College of Surgeons, Journal of Critical Care, American Journal of Transplantation, and Gastroenterology and has presented at national conferences and symposia.
Dr. Nguyen received his Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO and completed his residency at University of Southern California/LAC+USC General Surgery in Los Angeles, where he received the program’s Outstanding Resident Award. He completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
He works closely with all of his patients to ensure they’re actively involved in decisions about their care. Dr. Nguyen also educates patients about their condition so they have the knowledge and understanding they need to continue to manage their condition throughout their lives.
When he’s not at work, Dr. Nguyen enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors, and going to the beach.
Clinical areas of focus
- Infertility
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Transplantation Of Intestine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Artificial Liver Opening
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Kidney Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Corneal Transplant
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dialysis Access Creation And Maintenance
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Graft Failure
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infertility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Failure In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cancer Treatment In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
- Organ Donor Matching
- Pancreas Cancer
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Kidney Malfunction
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Auxiliary Liver Transplantation
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bile Duct Biopsy
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bile Duct Repair
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Capitation
- Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Cholecystectomy
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Companionship
- Deceased Donor Transplantation
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Domino Liver Transplantation
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enucleation
- Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hepatic Artery Reconstruction
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepaticojejunostomy
- Intestine Transplantation With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Isolated Small Bowel Transplantation
- Isolated Small Intestine Transplant
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney-Intestine Transplantation
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Removal
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemangioma Treatment
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation With Inferior Vena Cava Replacement
- Liver Transplantation With Roux-En-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
- Liver-Intestine Transplantation
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Liver-Pancreas Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Lobectomy
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Multivisceral Transplantation
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Allograft Pancreatectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreas-Intestine Transplantation
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Cyst Drainage
- Pancreatic Cyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Treatment
- Pancreatic Function Tests
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Surgery
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Of Kidney Pelvis
- Percutaneous Pseudocyst Drainage
- Portal Vein Reconstruction
- Reduced-Size Liver Transplantation
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Removal Of Transplanted Organ
- Small Bowel Transplantation
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Split Liver Transplantation
- Stomach Drainage
- Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplantation Of Intestine
- Urologic Imaging
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HighMark
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: St Louis University School of Medicine (2014)